district of columbia, mid-30s. only near 30 in prince george's county and arlington. in fairfax county many locations have dipped down into the upper 20s. dipped down into the 20s in much of maryland, away from the water near 30. northern neck and eastern shore right near the freezing mark as well. up in the mountains, where they got up to 14 inches of snow on saturday, they are near the freezing mark as well. we do have clouds closing in coming in from the south and west. we should have sunshine this morning, but a cloudy afternoon. we'll have our temperatures climbing to the low 40s by 9:00. by the way, our sunrise is getting later and later at 7:34. we fall back next weekend. so we'll have our sunrises and sunsets an hour earlier. by noontime today we'll be up around 50 with quite a bit of cloudiness. cloudy the rest of the

afternoon. highs mid-50s. your trick or treat forecast coming up in about ten minutes at 35k at 5:11. right now the only thing you're facing is having to wake up this early. let's take a live look at 270. traveling north and south on 270, you are clear. let's take a live look at west montgomery avenue. taking i-270 is both directions, you're clear all the way to the spur. here's a look at i-95 in virginia. pohick road not seeing any problems. you're clear as you head north and south and continue onto the interchange. not seeing any issues for you this morning. on the rails, just a minor delay. this is marc penn sougth train number 401. your delay is six minutes. prince george's county police are investigating a deadly crash involving two cars. this is around the old alexandria ferry road and malcolm road in clinton. police are trying to figure out how the crash happened between a

white pickup truck and suv. both people were flown to a nearby hospital, where one died a short time later. old alexander ferry road was closed for a few hours while police investigate the crash. an illegal immigrant accused of killing a nun at a drunk driving accident will stand trial today in prince george's county. carlos martinelli montano is expected to plead guilty to several charges. he will not plead guilty to felony murder. he was drunk when he crashed into a vehicle carrying three nuns last august in bristow, virginia. one nun was killed, and two others were seriously injured. martinelli montano had twice been convicted of drunk driving and was awaiting a deportation hearing at the time of the accident. today the lululemon trial resumes with prosecutors hoping to build on three days of emotional and sometimes graphic

testimony. brittany norwood is accuseded of killing her coworker jayna murray in the bethesda shop back in march. norwood's attorneys admit she committed the crime but say it was not premeditated and she snapped in the middle of a fight. prosecutors contend norwood knew what she was doing and use details to prove it was an elaborate cover-up that shows premeditation. a boy gets to go home tonight after spending five nights lost in the wilderness. robert wood jr. was in the north anna battlefield when he got lost. he was found on friday afternoon near a rock quarry. his grandmother tells us the fact that he did not know how much danger he was in probably saved his life. >> there's no fear. i think that's what helped him. he's a tough little boy. >> doctors are still running tests at the medical center in richmond.

they say he's in pretty good shape and could be released later today. new from overnight, a car bombing has killed four people in afghanistan. an attacker rammed a car loaded with explosives into a checkpoint in kandahar. this happened near a neighborhood housing united nations and international aid groups. insurgents also rushed a building and exchanged fire with security forces. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, and another in kabul on saturday that killed 13 american troops. republican presidential hopeful herman cain will be in washington today. they're denying accusations of sexual harassment twice while head of the restaurant association in the 1990s. two members of the group claim cain harassed them. they were asked to leave the association and not allowed to

talk about it. cain's campaign calls the accusations thinly sourced. he released a statement that reads "political trade presses are now casting aspersions on rumors and never stand up to the facts." herman cain refused to comment on the allegations when asked about them yesterday. president obama takes the next step in his "we can't wait" campaign. the president has already signed two orders aimed at struggling homeowners and students buried in college loans. congress can do nothing to stop the executive orders. the president says those moves are necessary to help the economy because, he says, congress won't do its job. and the president is also set to meet with former british prime minister tony blair at the white house today. mr. obama is not saying what the meeting is about, but "the washington post" reports the two will likely talk about the stalled middle east peace process. blair currently represents a group of international mediators trying to bring israelis and

palestinians together to broker a peace agreement. usual a an ice cream truck is a welcome sight, but one truck made an unwelcome appearance inside somebody's home. take a look at these pictures of a truck that crashed into a home in prince george's county. it happened in landover hills. the house is also an at home daycare center. the driver was taken to the hospital, and no one was home at the time of the crash. bruised, battered, and now embarrassed. the redskins got embarrassed across the border in the surrogate home of toronto. protecting the skin and the hid of their quarterback. the bills entered the game with just four sacks on the year but ended up getting nine sacks in this game, keeping beck on his back for most of the game. when the offense got a play off, it didn't go very far. with just 26 yards rushing, 178 yards of total offense. after the game, players were frustrated. >> it just doesn't translate on

the field on sundays. that's the first part. i know the type of character guys we have on this team, and it's just frustrating we can't get a win. >> it's head coach mike shana n shanahan's first ever shutout in his 24-year career as head coach or offensive coordinator in the nfl. he was never shut out either when he worked as a college coach. the team struggles on the field spilled over onto the sidelines where tempers flared third quarter. linebacker london fletcher had to be restrained by his teammates as he went after safety laron landry. landry made a big mistake, allowing the bills a touchdown pass to make the score 20-0. landry did take responsibility for that touchdown after the game, but fletcher refused to talk about the argument. as the redskins' ship seems to be sinking, the eagles are attempting to right their own and made a big statement with a 34-7 win over the cowboys. michael vick returned to form with 279 yards in the air and 50

on the ground. running back lesean mccoy had a career night, racking up 185 yards. that's the sixth best single game performance in eagles history. the eagles, cowboys, and redskins are tied in the division with 3-4 records. the giants are 5-2. hard to believe all three teams have that record, yet the redskins seem like they're going this way, and the eagles are going this way. >> feels like they're going that direction down at warp speed. >> absolutely. it's painful to watch. especially this season, one of the most cringe worthy games ever. >> there were the injuries. they've had terrible injuries the last couple of weeks. after the bye week, it's as if they have lost complete and total concentration. >> different team. >> completely lost their spirit. >> nine sacks for john beck. now what do you do? >> good question. maybe with two quarterbacks in there at the same time, that might help. our time is 5:08. ahead, surprising new

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tonight nbc news unveils a new show called "rock center" with brian williams. it premieres tonight at 10:00. >> past our bedtime but worth dvr'ing, right, know? >> definitely past our bedtime. >> meteorologist tom kierein in the stormcenter with the forecast. we're starting off this morning cold upped a mostly clear sky. right now down into the 20s to just near 30 degrees throughout much of the region. reagan national at 37. right near the bay, the temperatures are above freezing. but elsewhere, we are at or below freezing throughout the

entire region. out in western maryland, just heard from mike drysbach in savage river. they are down to 37 degrees. they got 11 inches of snow on saturday. we've got high clouds with us now. we'll have them through the morning rush hour but no precipitation. sunrise at 7:34 this dark monday morning. 9:00 near 40. near 50 by noontime and actually hit the mid-50s. more snow melting by midafternoon but a lot of clouds around. your halloween forecast for this evening, scary, cloudy, chilly. watch out for the ghosts and goblins. we'll be in the 40s through the evening for trick or treaters. areas to our south might have a few sprinkles northern neck and southern maryland this evening. a look at the rest of the week, a warmup on the way in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? we're still looking really good in our area. a live look at some of our area's bridges. starting with the woodrow wilson bridge, even looping all the way

around to the american legion bridge, not seeing any problems for you there. here's a look at the key bridge right now. still very quiet here as well as the 14th street bridge. if you're taking the 14th street bridge, starting to get away as you make your way across into the city. no major delays or accidents to report at this time. now back to you both. >> danella, thank you. it is now 5:13. 38 degrees. ahead on "news 4 today," an

three people still missing after a grain elevator explosion in kansas. rescue crews halted their search yesterday because of darkness.

three people were killed and two others critically injured in the explosion on saturday night. officials in atchison, kansas, have not allowed fire crews into the structure for fear of -- because of fears of more explosions. they released a statement saying that stored grain like this can generate toxic gases that can explode under certain conditions. cross examination of the last witness in the dr. conrad murray case begins today. murray is michael jackson's personal physician who pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. he's accused of giving the singer the powerful anesthetic propofol as a sleep aid, but it killed jackson. a propofol expert testified jackson had to have given himself the fatal dose. he said it was the only explanation for levels of the drug found during jackson's autopsy. what's the must have thing for kids this holiday season? ipads, tablets, and e-readers apparently. that has some concerned that exposure to those devices could

affect children's development. the american academy of pediatrics released new guidelines saying children under the age of 2 hashould have litt to no screen time showing that screen time can cause developmental delays. they say that devices do not take the place of unplugged playtime. >> what's really important for young children is they learn from real humans and real objects. and nothing in technology is going to be able to approximate the real thing. >> is that a duh or what? doctors say children are likely to imitate their parents' behavior. mom and dad may need to put down their ipads, smart phones, and/or computers if they expect their children to do the same. the death of steve jobs is still reverberating throughout the technological community, and now we're learning more about the man behind apple. a eulogy published in "the new

york times," jobs' sister mona simpson talked about reconnecting with him after years apart and how he loved what he did every day. she wrote, "death didn't happen to steve. he achieved it. before embarking, he looked at his sister patty, then at his children, then at his life partner laurene, and his words were oh, wow, oh, wow, oh, wow." the airline surprised passengers when it grounded its entire fleet on wednesday after a labor dispute. qantas says the rolling strikes by unions left them with no choice but to shut down. jet blue apologizes to a number of passengers forced to sit for hours on a plane because of the october snowstorm. three jet blue flights were diverted to hartford, connecticut, on saturday because of heavy snow in the new york

area. once they landed, passengers said they weren't allowed to get off the plane for another seven hours. they say the airline ran out of food and water, and the toilet stopped working. the department of transportation says it is investigating the incident. >> how could they possibly not let people off the plane for seven hours? >> that's why this whole passenger bill of rights was created to avoid just this situation. it was another jet blue flight that created this mess in the first place. unacceptable. i don't know how jet blue is going to explain. >> why can't they bring the rolling stairs out, put it up to the lip, and stand on the ground if they want to get out. bring port-a-potties up. >> imagine families with small children on the flight and the other passengers who have to deal with that. >> it's outrageous. let's go to tom kierein in the studio. he's taking a look at the skies. we'll see what kind of weather we're going to have. we're starting off with a mostly clear sky. it is cold. in washington, we're only down to the mid-30s. it's mid and upper 30s along the

western shore of the chesapeake bay. inland, away from the waters of southern maryland, only 30 degrees this morning. elsewhere, across much of northern virginia, fairfax, loudoun county, fauquier, low 30s. prince george's county near 30. farther west where the heavier snow fell over the weekend, it's right around the freezing mark and clouds closing in there. we'll have high clouds drifting over us during the morning. sunrise at 7:34. and partly cloudy to mostly cloudy by noontime and a cloudy afternoon. we'll reach the mid-50s by midafternoon. here's your halloween scary forecast for trick or treaters. this evening should be cloudy. dress warmly, it's going to be in the 40s this evening. some sprinkles are possible after midnight tonight until around dawn tomorrow. during the afternoon on tuesday, sun back. highs mid-50s. and then a warming trend for wednesday and thursday. it will be climbing into the

upper 50s, near 60, with sunshine wednesday, thursday. might get showers friday. the weekend now looking dry. highs low 60s saturday and sunday with sunshine. you can check the weather 24/7, weather channel on cable. here's a look at our monday morning commute. good morning, danella. >> good morning. it's halloween, so we have to switch from 2d to 3d and make our commute right now traveling in 3d. so far as you land onto the roadways, here we go now. we're clear in both directions. to i-66, you're clear inside and outside the beltway. as we head over to 395, ai live look at this right now. edsall traveling 395 edsall to the 14th street bridge, you're clear in both directions. now back to you both. >> thank you, danella. very cool. expect to pay more when you go through tolls in maryland.

starting tomorrow, tolls on the baltimore up by 1 there's. toll on the bay bridge up to $4. the biggest toll is the fine for passing through a toll plaza without paying which goes from $3 to $15. the main hall at union station is back open after a damaged ceiling forced it to close through most of the weekend. on friday a piece of plaster fell from that ceiling. officials blame the closure on the earthquake from back in august. crews hung netting to catch any additional that would fall. repairs are scheduled to begin earlier this week. in the last 12 years, 1 billion more people have been added to the world's population. today we expect to hit 7 billion total. as francis koe explains, growing concerns as to how to manage the planet's limited resources. >> reporter: sometime on monday, the earth's 7 billionth person will be born, entering a world

facing a decline in natural resources. >> the trick is how do we deal with common resources that we all share. >> reporter: one alarming statistic, 900 million people have no access to clean water. water tables across the globe are receding. 18 countries are over pumping, including china, india, and the united states. saudi arabia will soon have to stop growing wheat because it has deplete ed an underground water source. closely tied to water is food. nearly 1 billion go to bed hungry. >> the biggest hurdle is tonight at the dinner table there will be 219,000 people who are not there last night, and tomorrow night there will be another 219,000 people. >> reporter: experts say it's more than just the number of people. it's what we make and buy. >> my jeans took 2,000 gallons of water to make. if everyone wanted a pair of jeans, we're talking 14 trillion

gallons of water. you see where it adds up. >> reporter: as another new little bundle is welcomed to the world, the question remains how to divide earth's gifts between 7 billion and counting. >> the biggest challenge now is to figure out the desalinization process for water because there is a lot of water in the oceans, but we've got to get the salt out of it so people can drink t i wonder why that's not possible, why we can't proceed with that kind of technology. >> there are a lot of things we have to work on to provide for the staggering numbers. i just want to really quickly say this week's kids post, they're going to break it down in numbers. if it's the number of m&m's to fill how many olympic sized pools, they'll take a look. culpeper, virginia, will get the hollywood treatment next weekend.

>> actor corbin bernsen hosts the new show "25 hill." it's about a young boy that starts building a car before his father leaves for afghanistan. culpeper is home to three champions of the soap box derby. >> i like it, putting culpeper on the map. >> absolutely. >> i think, if i remember correctly, it was named as one of the nicest cities in the country as well. not cities, streets. sorry. it's early. >> good driveways here. 5:26. 36 degrees. coming up, joe, you have to say this one. >> what happened? >> redskins fans and the team >> redskins fans and the team quarterback are asking the

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this morning her man cain is denying damaging allegations against him. i kind of don't have any answers right now. i'm trying to figure that out myself. >> and a loss for words. the redskins quarterback spent much of his day on the ground. the milestone the team would rather not have hit. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> good morning. i'm joe krebs. welcome back to "news 4 today." it's monday, the 31st and final day of october. and the rare october snowstorm has created a true halloween horror story in the northeast. right now nearly 3 million people still do not have any power. the system left anywhere between a dusting here in the d.c. area to 30 inches of snow in new england. snow added weight to the tree limbs, to the leaves on the tree limbs, and caused them to fall. that created some terrible traffic -- i mean, power plobs. >> the tree fell on my house, and it went through the roof and went into the family room. >> if i would have stayed in the

car two more seconds, i would be dead today. >> wow. the transportation department has now launched an investigation after a horrible flight caused by the weather. passengers couldn't get off one plane in connecticut for seven hours because of the snow. jet blue offered a full refund to the passengers. and check this out. cameras were rolling when icy roads contributed to this crash in baltimore. an suv slammed right into a utility pole. police happened to be on the scene tending to another accident. no one in either crash was seriously hurt. and we've just heard from jefferson county, west virginia schools. three schools are closed because they have no power due to the storm. those schools are blue ridge elementary school, wildwood middle school, and jefferson high school. those schools are all closed today. >> certainly been a long time since we've had these kinds of problems early in the season. >> 32 years since we've had

measurable snow in washington, way back to 1979. an incredibly rare event. na thankfully, locally, around the metro area, we escape theed the brunt of that storm. right now this morning, it's feeling like winter even though it's still autumn. we're in the upper 20s to just near 30 degrees in prince george's, arlington, fairfax, district of columbia. right now mid-30s. on the shores of the bay, mid and upper 30s. eastern shore, right near freezing, as is the northern neck. in west virginia, a lot of clouds around. they got up to a foot of snow in much of west virginia and western maryland. they are cloudy this morning. we have increasing clouds coming our way from the south and west. these are high thin clouds that are streaming over, and they'll be with us here this morning. sunrise at 7:34. that sun will be obliterated by the clouds by this afternoon. a cloudy afternoon. by noontime should be near 50 and in the low to mid-50s by midafternoon.

i'll have your scary halloween forecast for this evening. that will be in about ten minutes. let's check the monday morning commute. good morning, danella. >> good morning. i have a scary delay on the marc. 19 minutes on the brunswick east team number 870. metro and vre aren't reporting delays at this time. on the roadways, i had report of an accident. this is 270 old georgetown road, not seeing any problems there. earlier the accident was taking up the left side of the roadway. it's out of the roadway now. now back to you both. >> danella, thank you. 5:33 now. herman cain's campaign is on the offensive. they are denying reports the white house hopeful was accused of sexual harassment while running the restaurant association in the 1990s. nbc news' tracie potts is live on capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: hey, eun, good morning. this report out of politico. i should say it has not been independently confirmed by nbc news. politico says there were a couple of women, who he was head

of that restaurant association, who accused him of inappropriate behavior. they ended up leaving their jobs with a payout that prevented them from talking about it. politico has identified those women but are not publishing those identities. in a response, both written and a statement, a campaign spokesperson for cain said these are inside the beltway media attacks, unsubstantiated, thinly sourced, and since opponents haven't had much luck attacking his ideas, a spokesman said they're now attacking cain personally. cain came out on top of a des moines register poll in iowa over the weekend, 23%, just ahead of mitt romney, who is at 22%. this is the second time in a week cain has been in the news in a negative way. you may remember that advertisement where an adviser was smoking during the ad. cain said over the weekend he does not endorse smoking and encourages young people not to smoke.

>> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us this morning. tracie, thank you. middle east peace is expected to be on the agenda when former prime minister tony blair sits down with president obama today at the white house. blair currently represents a group of international mediators trying to jump start the talks and broker a peace agreement with israeli and palestinian officials. you're looking live on capitol hill, where the clock is ticking for lawmakers hoping to jump start the economy. congress plans to spend the next 21 days digging through the spending bills for 2012 before they adjourn for the holidays. the compromises could boost the lagging economy. they'll also consider more of president obama's jobs legislation. a report on the d.c. mayoral hiring scandal is out this morning. sulaimon brown received money from vincent gray's campaign. it's from the house committee on

oversite and government reform. brown claims he was offered a city job if he made attacks against then mayor adrian fenty. the board found only circumstantial evidence that brown, in fact, was promised a job. the committee reviewed cell phone records, e-mails, and even money orders between brown and gray's campaign staff. could washington, d.c., soon be the country's 51st state? d.c. council member michael brown hopes so. this week he plans on laying out what he calls a very aggressive campaign to make the nation's capital a state. strategy includes asking state and local governments around the country to pass ceremonial resolutions supporting statehood for d.c. state advocates say it's important to build nationwide support for their cause. iran says the united states owes it a public apology over claims the iranian government was involved in a plot to kill

the saudi am bass tobassador to. iran calls the accusations baseless and says they caused damage. an iranian agent was arrested after the plot was uncovered. they claim he tried to hire a mexican drug cartel to kill the saudi ambassador by setting off a bomb in a d.c. restaurant. it is hard to win a football game when your quarterback spends most of his time on the ground. that is exactly where john beck found himself yesterday in a 23-0 loss to the buffalo bills. beck was sacked nine times, tying a franchise record. when he did have time to get a playoff, it didn't amount to much with just 26 yards rushing and 278 yards of total offense. head coach mike shanahan says he is disappointed with the effort. >> we never got things going all day. it seems like, if you looked at our running game or passing game, especially when we got behind, we couldn't get the flow going.

that's one of the reasons they got shut out. obviously, nine sacks, putting a lot of pressure on the quarterback is disappointing. give buffalo some credit. they came out and did things they have to do, but very disappointed with the way they played. >> this is shanahan's first ever shutout in his 24-year career as head coach or offensive coordinator in the nfl. i can't imagine how he's feeling. disappointing must be the understatement of the year. >> better get over those feelings and work on fixing things. it's a mess. 5:38. ahead the d.c. staple that is going away. i knew god knew he couldn't make it one more night, not one more night. >> the grandmother of a missing boy talking about

missing in the woods. good morning. time for weather and traffic op the ones early on this monday morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. a cold start this morning under a partly cloudy sky now in the upper 20s to just near 30 degrees throughout much of the region. district of columbia, mid-30s. elsewhere, most areas below freezing. we have high clouds drifting over from the south and west.

they'll be with us here this morning. we have clouds reaching the mid-50s. sunset right around 6:30. we'll have, for your halloween trick or treating this evening, a cloudy sky. it's going to be chilly. dress warmly. we'll be in the 40s through the evening. might be a few sprinkles in far southern maryland, northern neck of the eastern shore, early evening. those will be moving toward the metro area after midnight tonight. we'll look at that, the rest of the week, and the weekend in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? if you're taking i-270 heading south out of urbanna, that's where you're slow. as youet ettget to clarksburg, road opens up on the spur. not seeing any problems in this area. on the rails, two delays now on the marc. both brunswick east first, train number 874. sorry about that. seven-minute delay. and brunswick east 870, you have a 20-minute delay. i'll be back in ten minutes with another update.

back to you both. >> thanks, danella. time right now is 5:42. always

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welcome back at 5:46. police in spotsylvania county will be stepping up patrols on this halloween night as they investigate a series of abductions in and around the county. there have been at least four incidents this month, three in spotsylvania county and another in neighboring stafford county. the most recent happened on saturday near innis brook circle near spotsylvania town center. a woman says a group of four men tried to force her into their vehicle.

police are looking at whether any of these case,connected. police call him a career criminal. a suspected serial killer convicted will spepd hisife behind bars. jason scott will be sentenced today. he faced the mandatory minimum sentence of 90 years in prison. scott committed more than 50 doll burglaries and 9 home robbery innovations. he worked for u.p.s. and used their computer system to hunt for victims. he was convicted of child pornography as well as murder charges of two women found in a burning car back in 2009. scott was convicted of burglaries and home innovatiovi this past july. a man is accused of going on stabbing spree across several states. he is accused of killing three people in flint, michigan. people also think he's responsible for attacking people in several other areas around the country, including leesburg,

virginia. a judge ruled the evidence from other incidents, including the one in virginia, can be used in this trial. we're now hearing from the family of a little boy amazingly found alive after several days. robert wood spend nearly a week in the woods near richmond. angie goff joins us with more. robbie wood could come home tonight. the young boy is reportedly doing well at the medical center of richmond where he is undergoing some tests. now we hear from his grandmother, who admits at one point she lost all hope. >> the wind was blowing so hard. it was drizzling. it was cold. if you'd been there, you would have known. i knew god he couldn't make it, not one more night. >> feelings of despair plagued norma jean williams during the five cold nights her grandson spent in the woods. the 8-year-old disappeared one week ago in the north anna

battlefield park in hanover county. there were challenges, tough weather, and robbie, who is autistic, doesn't speak. 6,000 volunteers combed the park, and friday afternoon robbie was found in fetal position in a rock quarry close to the park. williams said not knowing the danger probably saved him. >> there's no fear. i think that's what helped him of the he's a tough little boy. >> she also wants to thank the man who found robbie but doesn't know who he is. the hero told officials he doesn't want recognition. he just thanks god. back to you, joe. >> the grandmother thinks that the young boy didn't have any fear, but you've got to wonder. that's a long time in a desperate situation. >> i know, but happy ending at that. >> absolutely. angie, thanks very much. today a popular sightseeing bus tour makes its final trip. the tourmobile is ending its service today after 42 years in business. the company took people around

the district's monuments on open air trams. they told "the washington post" that financial problems are the reason behind the shutdown. 242 university of virginia students will have a story to tell their children as they're living on board a docked cruise ship. >> reporter: the sea voyager is docked near st. mary's cleolleg but it's not going on a cruise any time soon. it will become a floating dorm home to 240 students forced out by mold in their campus residence halls. >> i don't know what the campus could do better than this boat. i think it's a good solution. whoever thought of it deserves a pat on the back. >> reporter: black mold was found in two 1970s era dorms, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of students. they've been staying in hotels. >> it's an ordeal to get the students here and get the ship in. but it's less of an ordeal having them live in hotels, one as many as 20 miles away.

>> you can see the metal edge, water stains that show conden condensati condensation. >> reporter: the mold was traced to pipe insulation in a wet ceiling >> people were getting sick. >> reporter: the college has rented the 300-foot ship till the end of the semester for $20,000 a day, but the school president says it's comparable to housing students in far flung hotel rooms and shuttleing them to campus and back. >> i think it's going to be better than the hotel because there's not a commute anymore. >> reporter: administrators estimate the moldy dorm should be better for students to move back in after a few weeks after a major cleaning. they decided to rent the sea voyager for the rest of the semester to avoid disruption. >> i don't know too many kids who get to live on a boat as part of their college experience. it will be cool. >> cool as long as it doesn't sink. some parents are upset this mold problem was not addressed sooner. they're arguing they're paying

thousands of dollars for their kids to go to school and live in dorms, not on a cruise ship. that wouldn't be a bad way to spend a few weeks of the semester. >> you heard stories on cruise ships. parents might be worried what's going on there after hours, you know what i mean. >> i'm afraid i do. let's move on to the weather. >> you make a very con vivincin hedge fund manager this afternoon. i like your halloween costume. >> very scary, isn't it? this morning we have temperatures around the region that are cold. right now at reagan national under a partly cloudy sky, it's at 37. we've got a calm wind. it's even colder, though, below freezing virginia, west virginia, and eastern shore. we're down to upper 20s in montgomery and fairfax counties. arlington right around freezing. montgomery county, far southern part in the low 30s. much of prince george's county, it's only near 30 degrees as is much of southern maryland right along the bay, though, it's in

the mid-30s. elsewhere, farther west, where the heavier snow fell on saturday, it's right near the freezing mark as well. we've had the clouds on the increase over the last few hours, coming in from the south and west. it's a weak area of low pressure that's developing. we'll be going along the atlantic seaboard, it looks like, by late tonight. as we go forward over the next 12 hours, 24 hours, there may be a few sprinkles this evening in southern maryland. otherwise, just a cloudy evening. by late evening and after midnight, could get sprinkles. near dawn on tuesday, we'll have this rain ending and sunshine back tomorrow afternoon. here's how things are looking the rest of this monday. a dry commute. sunrise 7:34. sunset at 6:09. by then we'll have trick or treaters out. watch out for them. we'll have temperatures before that climbing into the mid-50s under a cloudy sky. here is your scary halloween forecast. for trick or treating tonight, dress warmly. you want to wear a couple of

layers over your costume. temperatures will be in the 40s throughout much of the evening. again, a few sprinkles early evening. sun back tomorrow afternoon, into the 50s again. sunny wednesday and thursday. might get showers on friday. right now weekend looks dry and milder. good morning, danella. how's traffic? >> good morning. we're having a problem now if you're traveling southbound old georgetown road, and you're trying to get on the outer loop of the beltway where an accident there is blocking your access to the outer loop of the beltway. it's involving two vehicles. emergency response is on the scene there. i'm start to go see congestion build in the area. here's a look at i-66, a little scary for halloween. your delays start at fair oaks, and they continue east towards the beltway. also traveling i-95 as well. starting to slow down as fairfax county parkway as you make your way towards the beltway. the good news, on i-95 in virginia, no accidents to report. now back to you all.

>> danella, thank you. the main hall at union station is back open after a damaged ceiling forced it to close for most of the weekend. on friday, a piece of plaster fell from the ceiling. officials blame the closure on the earthquake back in august. crews hung netting to catch any additional plaster that falls. repairs to the ceiling are scheduled to begin later this week. you're going to have to shell out a little more money to go through maryland's tolls. beginning tomorrow, tolls go up a dollar. the toll on the bay bridge is up by $1.50, from $2.50 to $4. and the biggest jump is the fine for passing through a toll plaza without paying. that goes from $3 to $15. sticker shock. the cost of a grocery store staple is shooting up today. peanut butter manufacturers are raising prices across the board. today planter's peanut butter is going up 40%. several other brands are also raising prices. the price hikes are due to lower

peanut crop numbers. this year's crop is down 13%. officials in prince george's county are planning to demolish an aging mall to make way for a new town center. the laurel mall along route 1 in laurel opened in 1979. it's been losing business for years to nearby columbia mall and anne arundel mills mall. now developers plan to completely tear it down and build a mixed retail and residential space similar to the annapolis town center. officials hope to attract workers who are being shifted because of military's base realignment program. laurel's mayor say two national chains have signed on and expect design plans by early next year. malls in the d.c. region will be filled with little ghosts and goblins tonight. fair oaks mall holds one of the

biggest halloween events in our area. more than 10,000 people expected this year. mall-o-ween runs from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. tonight. instead of covering up the costume with a coat, you can take your trick or treating inside at more than 100 stores and restaurants, and they're free. there are smartphone apps you want to look at before trick or treating. the life 360 family locator app lets parents track their children. specifically for androids. the tricker tracker can alert parents when the children go a block too far to fill their baskets. it can instantly send you a message if they get lost. the service is $5. one of the biggest bashes takes place in georgetown. look at these smuvs. thousands will fill the street in what is almost a roaming costume party. restrictions start at 4:00 on "k" and "m" streets and on wisconsin avenue, and they won't be lifted until 6:00 tomorrow morning. many of the side streets will be closed to traffic starting at 6:30 tonight.

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